Albany to Pemberton We had a late evening at the pub (yes – the Albany... in Albany), then filled up with diesel at Shell - 89L’s @ 155.9c/L (4c less with a shopping docket) The drive across from Denmark to Walpole also had many beautiful beaches – Green’s Pool in William Bay National Park was one of the best, with massive smooth rocks surrounding the green and aqua shores. Not far from here, we found the Valley of the Giants tree top walk – a suspended bridge located in the canopy amongst the Karri trees. These are notoriously the tallest tree species in Western Australia, while other Red Tingle trees could be found along the walk – with most spectacular base circumferences that can measure up to 20 metres! The roads became quite undulating on ... read more

Cape Le Grand First stop for the day was Woolworth caltex in Kalgoorlie where fuelled up (101.2L @ 151.9c/L), then headed on our journey to the south western coast. Driving through Norseman the tin camels situated on a roundabout in town provided a rather interesting sight. Once arriving in Esperance we took in the sights down on the esplanade, and did a bit of shopping at the local fishing and dive store - getting some snorkelling gear and a hand spear for Lach to go spearfishing with. Cape Le Grand is an AMAZING national park, only $11 entry, and then $9per person per night. But as you can see from the pictures, our camp at Lucky Bay was well worth it! We had never seen crystal aquamarine blue waters or such white sand - that ... read more

Crossing the Nullarbor Left Cape Bauer and found some cute fields of yellow flowers on the way to Streaky Bay. We had a look in town, then proceeded north west towards Ceduna, getting some more fuel – 80.98L @ 159.9c/L. There were many photo opportunities along the coast to admire our Great Australian Bight, with the Head of the Bight an absolute beauty! A pity it’s not the right season for whale sightings, but a temporary smidgen of blue sky all the same. Nullarbor roadhouse had not changed much in the 10 years since Sheree had previously visited, with expensive fuel prices as expected – but being aware of the vast distances between towns ahead (and unpredictable fuel), we added 39.07L of diesel @ 204.9c/L. After travelling 762km we arrived at our camp destination for the ... read more

Adelaide Drove from Lyndoch to Adelaide to explore the city over the next few days, starting at Rundle Mall which is well known for its’ silver statue of two balanced balls – plus loads of shopping! The markets on Gouger Street were fantastic for fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a large amount of fresh dairy and meat products (which we stocked up on for vac-packing later in the day). We filled up at the cheapest price possible –United West Richmond Adelaide 104.62L @ 145.7c/L, this included fuel in the jerry cans. After picking Denise up from the airport, we warned her of the management back at our Adelaide Caravan Park (powered site $36/night – cheaper as a Top Tourist member) – the lady was lovely and very helpful, while the man on buggy ... read more

Barossa Valley Having based ourselves at one of Australia's largest wine producers for a few days, we decided we'd better comence some wine tastings and explore the beauty of the Barossa Valley. McGuigans, Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Saltram each provided moscato, shiraz and tawny ports which impressed our taste buds. We made a quick stop in Angaston to sample some of the local cheeses at Barossa Valley Cheese Company - finding the 'prince' goat cheese absolutely delishous! Angaston butcher made some very appetizing salami for happy hour later on, and we headed to Mengler Hill to check out the view over Tanunda, Angaston and Lyndoch. Afternoon tastings included Chateau Tanunda (which had a rather exclusive VIP tastings room), and Jacobs Creek was our final tasting for the day. Barossa Valley Farmers Market was on Saturday morning ... read more